Family Group Sheet

Name Andrew Griscom47 Birth England Death 13 Jul 1694, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa Immigration 1680, Newton, Camden, NJ Occupation Carpenter Religion Quaker
Marriage 27 Mar 1685
Spouse Sarah Dole47 Birth Whales Death 1703 Other spouses John Kaighn
Children
1 M Tobias Griscom47 Birth 1686/87 Death 1719/20
Spouse Deborah Gabitas
2 M David Griscom47 Death Died Young
3 F Sarah Griscom47 Death Died Young
4 M Samuel Griscom47 Death Died Young
5 F Sarah Griscom47 Birth 1693 Death 10 Aug 1773
Notes for Andrew Griscom
One year before William Penn founded Philadelphia in 1681, Betsy Ross's great-grandfather, Andrew Griscom, a Quaker carpenter, had already emigrated from England to New Jersey. Andrew was successful at his trade. He was also of firm Quaker belief, and he was inspired to move to Philadelphia to become an early participant in Penn's "holy experiment." He purchased 495 acres of land in the Spring Garden section north of the city of Philadelphia (the section would later be incorporated as part of the city), and received a plot of land within the city proper. 67

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